Analysis Topic: Commodity Markets - Metals, Softs & Oils
The analysis published under this topic are as follows.
Saturday, April 07, 2012
Gold Junior Stocks Available at Bargain Prices / Commodities / Gold & Silver Stocks
By: The_Gold_Report
What do the gold market and the weather have in common? You can forecast both, but predict neither, according to Brien Lundin, chief executive of Jefferson Financial and publisher of Gold Newsletter. Lundin, who also organizes the New Orleans Investment Conference, isn't focusing on if there will be rain or sun in the market, he told The Gold Report in this exclusive interview. He's slowly accumulating juniors on the cheap that have big news in the forecast.
Saturday, April 07, 2012
Silver Trend Reversal or Higher Future Profits? / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2012
By: Przemyslaw_Radomski
Yellow and silver are our favorite colors, but red is what we are seeing on the boards this week after the U.S. central bank dashed hopes for more monetary stimulus and a weakened euro weighed on sentiment. Silver and gold were caught in a broad market sell-off which spread across commodities and equities. Bullion lost more than 3 percent over two days after the U.S. Federal Reserve released minutes from its last policy meeting which showed policy makers were less inclined to launch more monetary stimulus. This was strange since the Fed did not explicitly take QE3 off the table. In fact, according to the minutes, if the recovery stumbles, or if inflation is too low, the Fed is already prepared to launch QE3. Press accounts report that the sentiment dimmed precious metals' appeal as an inflation hedge.
Friday, April 06, 2012
Gold QE3 Scares / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2012
By: Zeal_LLC
Sellers hammered gold again this week on news from the Fed. The minutes from its latest FOMC meeting convinced traders the odds for a third round of quantitative easing are waning. This was the latest in a long line of QE3 scares that have become the bane of gold’s existence. But they are merely a distraction from the Fed’s ongoing massive monetary inflation behind the scenes, which is very bullish for gold.
Friday, April 06, 2012
Dr. Copper Leads the Breakout in Commodities Prices / Commodities / Metals & Mining
By: Money_Morning
Don Miller writes:
Demand for commodities of all kinds is ramping up at breakneck speed. And despite fears of a slowdown in China's economic growth, Dr. Copper is leading the rise in commodities prices.
Copper earned that nickname because it's thought to be a bellwether on the health of the global economy, thanks to its numerous economic uses.
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Friday, April 06, 2012
How and Why of Silver Price Manipulation / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2012
By: Money_Morning
Peter Krauth, Global Resources Specialist, Money Morning :
No one knows the machinations of the day-to-day silver price better than Ted Butler.
Ted publishes bi-weekly commentary at www.butlerresearch.com, with a special focus on the silver market, which he's been closely following for over 30 years. Ted is an expert's expert.
Friday, April 06, 2012
Killing the golden goose that lays the golden egg / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2012
By: Jan_Skoyles
In the first quarter of 2012 we have seen a few high profile criticisms of the gold standard. Reading them back now, and considering it’s Easter time, I was reminded of a famous fable.
‘The goose that lays the golden egg’ is a fable in which a farmer and his wife are fortunate enough to have a goose which day after day produces a golden egg. The eggs are produced regularly and therefore the couple could rely on this source of income.
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Friday, April 06, 2012
Gold Investor Opportunity Window / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2012
By: DeepCaster_LLC
“Investments that are denominated in a given currency include money-market funds, bonds, mortgages, bank deposits, and other instruments. Most of these currency-based investments are thought of as “safe.” In truth they are among the most dangerous of assets.”
Warren Buffet, Fortune Magazine, 2/9/2012
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Friday, April 06, 2012
What Happens to Gold if We Enter a Recession or Great Depression? / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2012
By: Jeff_Clark
Jeff Clark, Casey Research : Mayan prophecies aside, many of the senior Casey Research staff believe that economic, monetary, and fiscal pressures could come to a head this year. The massive buildup of global debt, continued reckless deficit spending, and the lack of sound political leadership to reverse either trend point to a potentially ugly tipping point. What happens to our investments if we enter another recession or – gulp – a depression?
Friday, April 06, 2012
QE Dysfunctional Implications for Gold and Silver / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2012
By: Ned_W_Schmidt
Some investors seem disappointed with the Federal Reserve’s apparent failure to endorse another round of quantitative easing. While the fragility of the EU continues high, the ECB also seems to have no taste for another round of quantitative easing. All of this is causing great unhappiness. Reality seems to have clashed with the child like expectations of so many investment strategists. That is understandable, for the whole house of cards and fantasies of much of the hedge fund industry are dependent on a continued flow of easy money. The rest of us should be somewhat more pleased that the Federal Reserve is not pursuing QE-Dysfunctional.
Thursday, April 05, 2012
Call This Financial Repression? Really? / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2012
By: Adrian_Ash
Financial repression this ain't. Not unless you like playing victim...
All of a sudden, everyone's talking about financial repression - the capture and torture of domestic savers with below-inflation rates of interest, so that banking and government debt shrinks in real terms.
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Thursday, April 05, 2012
Do you trust the banks? Is there money under your bed? Gold Safe Alternative / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2012
By: Jan_Skoyles
Last month it was reported that over £5.6 billion in cash is estimated to be kept in peoples’ homes; out of the banking system
It works out at around £270 per person; this is a lot of money to be sat around avoiding the banking system.
The statistic was announced by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS), the body responsible for compensating savers when a bank fails; an organisation which bases its entire existence on an un-backed paper money system.
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Thursday, April 05, 2012
Lithium Rare Earths Critical Metal for Green Energy Technologies / Commodities / Metals & Mining
By: Richard_Mills
Rare and critical metals are playing a crucial role in recent scientific advancements, especially in the environmental technologies and energy sectors. These advancements in today's and tomorrow's green technology are driving industrial countries like the United States to allocate significant funding for breakthroughs in alternative fuels for vehicles and alternative energy storage.
Thursday, April 05, 2012
US scores own goal on Gold / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2012
By: William_Bancroft
Will Bancroft takes a look at America and the West’s decision to force Iran out of the global payments system, SWIFT, and what these geo-politics mean for investors. Read more to learn if Washington may have stumbled again in its management of the dollar.
Thursday, April 05, 2012
Asian Gold Demand Still Lacking as Vietnam Bans Monetary Use / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2012
By: Adrian_Ash
GOLD and SILVER ticked higher from Wednesday evening's 3-month lows in London on Thursday, going into the long Easter weekend with gold trading 0.7% higher against the US Dollar.
Silver bullion rallied 2.2% from last night's low, but held one-third below the 3-decade peak near $50 per ounce hit at Easter 2011.
Thursday, April 05, 2012
Jim Rogers “I Will Buy More” Gold – Still Long Term Bullish / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2012
By: GoldCore
Gold’s London AM fix this morning was USD 1,622.50, EUR 1,239.21, and GBP 1,022.82 per ounce. Yesterday's AM fix was USD 1,631.75, EUR 1,239.65 and GBP 1,027.75 per ounce.
Silver is trading at $31.36/oz, €24.00/oz and £19.80/oz. Platinum is trading at $1,595.75/oz, palladium at $635.80/oz and rhodium at $1,350/oz.
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Thursday, April 05, 2012
Silver’s Trend and the Death of Technical Analysis / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2012
By: Steve_St_Angelo
The death of technical analysis has arrived. What took place in the markets (especially in the precious metals) on April 3rd & 4th proves this in spades. There were several calls made prior to the takedown, by some very well known individuals in the precious metal field, that became NULL & VOID when either bottoms or chart patterns failed.
Thursday, April 05, 2012
How Exporting Liquid Natural Gas Could Bring Serious Wealth to the U.S. / Commodities / Natural Gas
By: Keith_Schaefer
Where will the wealth created by the fast growing Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) market be concentrated in the coming years?In a word–Australia. It’s the #4 exporter of LNG in the world already, and seven new plants are in various stages of planning and development, which would require $200 billion in capital investment–and lots of jobs.
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Thursday, April 05, 2012
The Federal Reserve Did It Again to Gold Prices / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2012
By: Eric_McWhinnie
Easy come, easy go. Gold and silver prices received a boost last week as Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke appeared to place more quantitative easing back on the table. In a speech at the National Association for Business Economics, he noted some positive signs in the job market, but said the Fed can aid economic growth by “continued accommodative policies.” However, these gains in precious metals have been quickly erased as the Federal Reserve continues to play with the hearts of investors.
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Thursday, April 05, 2012
Institutional Investors Continue Gold and Silver Buying Spree / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2012
By: Anthony_David
The global silver market was pretty shaken up in 2011 when silver bullion prices dropped from a high $49 to $32 and then again from $43 to $28. Investors around the world have been reacting differently to the price upheavals which triggered the most paranoia in October 2011. However, about 50% of investors have turned the fall into an opportunity and are aggressively buying the lower-priced silver. Considering the uncertain financial future, the decision to hold silver bullion instead of fiat currency certainly appears to be a wise one.
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Thursday, April 05, 2012
U.S. Prepares For Rare Earth Metals Major Supply Disruptions / Commodities / Metals & Mining
By: Anthony_David
In continuation of the China vs. the-rest-of-the-world rare earth saga, the US, EU and Japan recently filed separate but coordinated complaints with the World Trade Organization (WTO) on the grounds that China was fortifying its stocks of those rare earth metals that were critical for the manufacture of technology products such as mobile phones, camera lenses, hybrid cars and weapons. The complaint also includes non-rare earth metals tungsten and molybdenum.